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The '''Johns River''' (also called "John's River"), in northern [[New Hampshire]], arises at Cherry Pond in [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]] and runs approximately 14 miles (23 km), generally northwest, to the [[Connecticut River]].<ref>[http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system]</ref> It passes through Hazens Pond, near the [[Mount Washington Regional Airport]], traverses the town of [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]], where it is crossed by [[U.S. Highway 3]], and then crosses the town of [[Dalton, New Hampshire|Dalton]] before joining the Connecticut. It is named for an early hunter and trapper of the area, John Glines, who established a fishing and hunting camp in the area in the 18th century. Another nearby river, the [[Israel River]], is named for John's brother Israel. |
The '''Johns River''' (also called "John's River"), in northern [[New Hampshire]], arises at Cherry Pond in [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]] and runs approximately 14 miles (23 km), generally northwest, to the [[Connecticut River]].<ref>[http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803072027/http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu/ |date=2013-08-03 }}</ref> It passes through Hazens Pond, near the [[Mount Washington Regional Airport]], traverses the town of [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]], where it is crossed by [[U.S. Highway 3]], and then crosses the town of [[Dalton, New Hampshire|Dalton]] before joining the Connecticut. It is named for an early hunter and trapper of the area, John Glines, who established a fishing and hunting camp in the area in the 18th century. Another nearby river, the [[Israel River]], is named for John's brother Israel. |
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The river basin drains numerous small ponds, including Martin Meadow Pond, Weeks Pond, Weed Pond, Clark Pond, Burns Pond (formerly Long Pond), Richardson Pond/Marsh, Hazens Pond, Cherry and Little Cherry Pond, Forest Lake and Mirror Lake (formerly Blake Pond). Tributaries include Chase Brook, Carroll Stream, Bear Brook, Leonard Brook, Cherry Mountain Brook, Carter Brook and Bog Brook. The watershed area is bounded by the eastern slope of the Dalton Mountain Range, the southern slope of [[Mount Prospect (New Hampshire)|Mount Prospect]] and the western slope of Cherry Mountain (also called Mount Martha). |
The river basin drains numerous small ponds, including Martin Meadow Pond, Weeks Pond, Weed Pond, Clark Pond, Burns Pond (formerly Long Pond), Richardson Pond/Marsh, Hazens Pond, Cherry and Little Cherry Pond, Forest Lake and Mirror Lake (formerly Blake Pond). Tributaries include Chase Brook, Carroll Stream, Bear Brook, Leonard Brook, Cherry Mountain Brook, Carter Brook and Bog Brook. The watershed area is bounded by the eastern slope of the Dalton Mountain Range, the southern slope of [[Mount Prospect (New Hampshire)|Mount Prospect]] and the western slope of Cherry Mountain (also called Mount Martha). |
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Revision as of 11:21, 26 April 2017
44°25′35″N 71°40′34″W / 44.4264°N 71.6762°W The Johns River (also called "John's River"), in northern New Hampshire, arises at Cherry Pond in Jefferson and runs approximately 14 miles (23 km), generally northwest, to the Connecticut River.[1] It passes through Hazens Pond, near the Mount Washington Regional Airport, traverses the town of Whitefield, where it is crossed by U.S. Highway 3, and then crosses the town of Dalton before joining the Connecticut. It is named for an early hunter and trapper of the area, John Glines, who established a fishing and hunting camp in the area in the 18th century. Another nearby river, the Israel River, is named for John's brother Israel.
The river basin drains numerous small ponds, including Martin Meadow Pond, Weeks Pond, Weed Pond, Clark Pond, Burns Pond (formerly Long Pond), Richardson Pond/Marsh, Hazens Pond, Cherry and Little Cherry Pond, Forest Lake and Mirror Lake (formerly Blake Pond). Tributaries include Chase Brook, Carroll Stream, Bear Brook, Leonard Brook, Cherry Mountain Brook, Carter Brook and Bog Brook. The watershed area is bounded by the eastern slope of the Dalton Mountain Range, the southern slope of Mount Prospect and the western slope of Cherry Mountain (also called Mount Martha).
See also
References
- ^ New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine